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The surname Tong originated in an area referred to during the Warring States Period (戰國時代453BC to 221BC) of Zhou Dynasty (周朝) as the Yanmen prefecture (雁門郡). The present day location of Yanmen prefecture is in Dai county (代縣, 112.9 degree East and 39.1 degree North on the world map) of Shanxi province (山西省).

During the Zhou Dynasty (1134BC to 256BC), in 676BC, Ji Guizhu (姬詭諸) was installed the nineteenth ruler of the State of Jin (晉國 present day Yicheng county 翼城縣 in Shanxi province 山西省). Ji Guizhu, who ruled Jin until 651BC, employed Xu Chen (胥臣) as an official in his Court.

For four generations, members of Xu Chen's family had been employed as officials by the Jin Court. The son of Xu Chen was called Xu Jia (胥甲), his grandson Xu Ke (胥克) and his great grandson Xu Tong (胥童) who became the most trustful official during the rule of Ji Shouman (姬壽曼), the twenty seventh ruler of the State of Jin. Ji Shouman, who ruled Jin from 580BC to 572BC, appointed Xu Tong the commander-in-chief of the Jin armed forces.

One day, Ji Shouman, Xu Tong and a few body guards went to visit an official called Jiang Li (匠麗) who lived near a mountain called Taiyin (太陰). When they arrived near the mountain a group of soldiers, under the command of a dissent officer, attacked them. Xu Tong was killed and Ji Shouman was captured. That evening Ji Shouman was also being killed by forcing to drink a cup of poisonous wine.

After Xu Tong's death a few of his children used TONG (童) as their surname in remembrance of him.

The couplet of surname Tong:

源自春秋,---Yuan2 zi4 Chun Qiu,望出雁門.---Wang4 chu yanmen.

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(See the poem SNOW "雪“written by Chairman Maojust after the completion of the LONG March..Please see Chinese Surname TONG showing how the onlyphoto was taken by 童小鵬, who took the onlyphoto taken of 毛 澤 東 and 蔣介石 standing together.It is the only photo in the WORLD)